3 Reasons Kids Need More Nature Play
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Modern childhood involves more screens than streams, more scrolling than climbing. But we believe nature play isn’t just about fresh air (though that’s great for growing bodies too). It’s about growing curious, confident, and connected children.
Here are 3 reasons why children need more nature play and how our activity packs make it easy to bring it into your family’s routine.
1. Nature Sparks Imagination and Creativity
Unlike structured toys or digital games, nature doesn’t come with instructions. A stick can be a sword, a wand, or the mast of a pirate ship. Mud becomes a pizza with flowers for toppings. Leaves become currency in a forest market.
🌿 How We Help: Our booklets in our activity packs are designed to guide, not dictate. We provide the raw ingredients as a start, like our potion ingredients or a cotton bag for dyeing, but then let your child take the lead. There’s no "right" way to play, just space to imagine.
2. Nature Builds Resilience and Confidence
Climbing trees, balancing on logs, or even just getting muddy can help kids learn their limits and push through challenges with you closeby. Nature play encourages risk-taking in a safe, self-guided way. Every scraped knee or solved problem adds to their toolkit of life skills.
🌿 How We Help: Our packs include open-ended tasks that encourage kids to explore their own boundaries—whether it’s mixing natural ingredients for a woodland potion or creating something beautiful with their own hands. We empower kids to try, fail, and try again. Our booklets come with space to write down how their adventures went and reflect.
3. Nature Nurtures Mental Wellbeing
Studies show time in nature reduces stress and anxiety in kids, improves focus, and even boosts mood. With all the pressures of modern life, a little wild time can make a big difference.
🌿 How We Help: We make getting outside feel effortless. Our themed nature packs include everything you need (minus the forest!) to encourage mindfulness and exploration. It’s a gentle way to reconnect.
Ready to Go Wild?
At Kit and Wild, our mission is simple: to help families rediscover the joy of unstructured, messy, magical nature play.
✨ Our first pack launches this June: nature potions, bag dyeing, and plenty of ways to get wild. Sign up to our newsletter for early access and special offers!